Jones-Shafroth Act of 1917

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Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:addressed civil rights issues
gptkbp:allows election of a Resident Commissioner
gptkbp:amends U.S._citizenship_laws
gptkbp:controversy citizenship implications
gptkbp:developsStrategiesFor future statehood discussions
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established gptkb:Puerto_Rican_Senate
gptkb:Puerto_Rican_House_of_Representatives
gptkb:Puerto_Rican_citizenship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jones-Shafroth Act of 1917
gptkbp:impact Puerto_Rican_identity
gptkbp:includes provisions for local government
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Puerto_Rican_nationalism
future legislation regarding territories
Puerto_Rican_political_status
gptkbp:isActiveIn historical research
gptkbp:isAssociatedWith gptkb:William_Shafroth
gptkb:Wesley_Jones
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:President_Woodrow_Wilson
gptkbp:isCitedIn gptkb:Congress
legal discussions about territories
gptkbp:isConsidered a landmark legislation
gptkbp:isDiscussedIn political science literature
gptkbp:isExaminedBy sociological studies
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy debate over citizenship rights
gptkbp:isLinkedTo U.S._constitutional_law
gptkbp:isPartOf U.S._legal_framework
Puerto_Rican_history
U.S._legislative_process
gptkbp:isReferencedIn academic studies on citizenship
gptkbp:isRelatedTo discussions on self-determination
U.S._colonial_history
gptkbp:isStudiedIn university courses on law
gptkbp:issuedBy limited self-government
gptkbp:isSuitableFor Puerto_Rican_history
gptkbp:isUtilizedIn legal reviews
gptkbp:keyIssues understanding_U.S.-Puerto_Rico_relations
gptkbp:ledTo increased political participation
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:William_Shafroth
gptkb:Wesley_Jones
gptkbp:opposedBy some_U.S._politicians
gptkbp:partOf U.S._legislative_history
gptkbp:promoted U.S.-Puerto Rico relations
gptkbp:purpose to_grant_U.S._citizenship_to_Puerto_Ricans
gptkbp:recognizes Puerto_Rican_culture
gptkbp:relatedTo U.S._territorial_policy
gptkbp:replacedBy Foraker Act
gptkbp:resultedIn greater_autonomy_for_Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:significantEvent gptkb:Puerto_Rico
gptkbp:supportedBy Puerto_Rican_leaders
gptkbp:wasAffecting gptkb:Wesley_Jones
gptkbp:wasPartOf U.S._expansion_policy
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy gptkb:William_Shafroth
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1917-03-02